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AMINES

A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Give the IUPAC or common name given the structure, and draw the structure given the

name of amines and common nitrogen heterocycles (pyrrole, pyridine, purine,

pyrimidine, imidazole). Also, give the classification of compounds in any of the

following groups, and give examples of 1°, 2°, and 3° amines, and quaternary ammonium

salts.

2. From your knowledge of common nitrogen heterocycles, classify DNA/RNA subunits or

similar structures as purines and pyrimidines, and identify the hydrogen bonding motifs

of purine and pyrimidine pairs.

3. Predict the product(s) of reactions giving rise to amines and the reactions of amines,

when given the starting materials and reaction conditions. Important reactions include:

Acid-base reactions

Nucleophilic substitution reactions (including the Gabriel synthesis)

Reduction reactions of nitro compounds, azides, amides, and nitriles

Reductive amination reactions

Reactions of amines and acid chlorides

Hofmann Elimination

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (EAS) reactions of nitrogen heterocycles

4. From your knowledge of the effects involved, predict or explain experimental results.

Important areas include:

Physical properties (boiling points, solubility)

Relative acidity and basicity

Nucleophilic substitution (primarily SN2)

Comparative reactivities

The extent and site of protonation as a function of pH

5. Use the reactions of #2 above, plus others learned earlier, to propose syntheses of amines,

ammonium salts, and related compounds.

6. Understand and be able to draw the mechanism of acid-base reactions, nucleophilic

substitution, and elimination reactions. The mechanisms will include all intermediates

and proper mechanistic arrows.

7. Predict and interpret IR (2 peaks for 1º amines, 1 peak for 2º amines, and absence of a

peak for 3º amines in the 3200-3600cm-1

range) and NMR spectra and solubility test

results to identify unknown amines. Remember that amines, unlike any other common

family of organic compounds, are basic.

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To best prepare for this module, please work appropriate Skill Builder problems in the textbook.

A STUDENT WHO HAS MASTERED THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS UNIT SHOULD BE

ABLE TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND RELATED ONES:

1.1 Provide the IUPAC or common names as appropriate for the following compounds.

1.2 Draw the structure of each of the following compounds.

a) diisopropylamine b) 3-amino-1-butanol

c) para-bromoaniline d) (R)-N-methyl-N-propyl-2-pentanamine

e) pyrimidine

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2.1 Classify the following structures are purines or pyrimidines.

2.2 On the structures in 2.1 above, label the hydrogen bond donators with a “D” and the

hydrogen bond acceptors with an “A”. It may help to add lone pairs to the structures.

3. Predict the product or products of the reactions shown (if any):

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3.

4.1 Rank the following from most to least basic. Explain.

most basic > > > > least basic

most basic > > > > least basic

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4.2 Rank the following from most to least acidic. Explain.

most acidic > > > > least acidic

4.3 Rank the following from most to least water soluble. Explain.

most H2O soluble > > > > least H2O soluble

4.4 Which nitrogen on purine is least basic? Explain.

purine:

4.5 Rank following compounds based on boiling point. Explain.

highest BP > > > lowest BP

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4.6 For these questions, choose from the list of possible compounds at the end of the section.

a) Which is soluble in water and produces an aqueous solution that turns red litmus blue?

b) Which is insoluble in water and soluble in 5% HCl(aq)?

c) Which is insoluble in water, 5% HCl(aq), and 5% NaHCO3(aq), but soluble in 5%

NaOH(aq)?

The possible answers are:

4.7 Which of the following compounds reacts most rapidly with the N3- ion in an SN2

reaction? Explain.

4.8 Based on the pKa values given, draw the dominant form of each molecule at the various

pH values.

a) 4-methoxyaniline pH = 5 pH = 12

b) N-Butylaminoacetic acid pH = 5 pH = 12

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5. Propose a synthesis of each of the following compounds, from the given starting material

and any other needed reagents.

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5.

6. Draw the complete mechanism, using proper curved arrow notation, and show all

intermediates of these reactions. Add lone pairs where necessary.

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7.1 Which of these IR spectra belongs to 3-heptanamine?

a) b)

c) d)

7.2 Draw what you would expect the IR spectrum to look like for diethylamine.

7.3 Identify the following unknown from the given spectroscopic information.

Chemical Formula: C5H13N

IR: two peaks at 3400 cm-1

1H NMR: doublet, δ 0.9, 6H

doublet, δ 1.1, 3H

multiplet, δ 1.6, 1H

multiplet, δ 2.5, 1H

broad singlet, δ 3.2, 2H

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SOLUTIONS TO SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

1.1 a) 2-ethyl-1-butanamine b) diethylamine

(N-ethyl-1-ethanamine)

c) cyclopentyl amine or cyclopentanamine d) aniline

e) 4-chloro-N,2-dimethyl-1-pentanamine f) pyrrole

g) 3-aminopentanoic acid h) N,2,3-trimethylheptan-4-amine

1.2 Draw the structure of each of the following.

a) diisopropylamine b) 3-amino-1-butanol c) para-bromoaniline

d) (R)-N-methyl-N-propyl-2-pentanamine e) pyrimidine

2.1

2.2 See the labels on the structures above.

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3. Predict the product or products of the reactions shown (if any).

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4.1 a) I > IV > II > III

Secondary amines are more basic than primary amines, and primary amines are more

basic than delocalized aryl amines. Aryl amines with electron donating groups are more

basic than aryl amines with electron withdrawing groups.

b) II > III > I > IV

Secondary amines are more basic than primary amines. Amides are weak bases (weaker

than anilines) because the lone pair is delocalized onto the oxygen. The quaternary salt is

not a base because it does not possess a lone pair of electrons.

4.2 III > II > IV > I

Convert all of the compounds to their conjugate bases (cb).

The stronger the base, the weaker the conjugate acid. The stronger base will have the

electrons most available to participate in hydrogen abstraction. Electron donating groups

increase the basicity of aryl amines, hence I-cb will be the strongest base and it will be

the weakest acid. Trifluoromethyl is a stronger electron withdrawing group than fluorine,

hence III-cb is the weakest base, and III is the strongest conjugate acid.

4.3 I > II > III > IV

Each compound contains 5 carbons. Ionic compounds are the most soluble. Alcohols

form stronger hydrogen bonds than amines (OH is more polar than NH), hence alcohols

are more soluble than comparable amines. Alkyl halides have polar, covalent bonds and

form weaker dipole-dipole interactions with water.

4.4 The NH nitrogen in the 5-membered ring is least basic. The lone pair on this N resides in

the p orbital and is part of the set of pi electrons that make the purine aromatic;

aromaticity is lost if the lone pair is used as a base.

4.5 IV > I > II > III

All of the compounds have four carbons. Compound IV has hydrogen bonding with both

OH and NH so it will have the highest boiling point. Alcohols form stronger hydrogen

bonds than amines. Tertiary amines cannot hydrogen bond in a pure sample.

4.6 a) V b) II c) IV

4.7 SN2 reactions proceed fastest with I, a primary alkyl halide, then II, a secondary alkyl

halide. SN2 reactions do not occur with aryl halides or tertiary alkyl halides.

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4.8 a) 4-methoxyaniline pH = 5 pH = 12

b) N-Butylaminoacetic acid pH = 5 pH = 12

5.

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6.

6.1 b) Note the characteristic double pointed absorption around 3400cm-1

.

6.2 Needs a CH absorbance ~2900-3000cm-1

and a 2º N-H absorbance around 3400cm-1

. The

NH absorbance should not be as strong as an alcohol, and have a single point.

6.3 IR signal at 3400cm-1

for NH/OH; proton NMR has broad singlet for 2H, so -NH2

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Name ___________________________________________ Ninth Drill Test (Sample A)

Organic Chemistry 2220D Answer All Questions

1. Draw: isobutylamine 2. Name: 3. Draw: purine

4. Circle the letter that correctly ranks the following compounds according to basicity.

(Highest basicity on the left.)

a) III > I > IV > II b) I > II > IV > III

c) II > IV > I > III d) III > IV > II > I

5. Which of these is insoluble in water and 5% NaOH(aq), but soluble in 5% HCl(aq)?

6. Predict the product of each of the following reactions. If no reaction occurs write “N.R.”

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7. Propose a synthesis of each compound, from the given starting material and any other

needed reagents.

8. Identify the following unknown from the given spectroscopic information.

Chemical Formula: C6H15N

IR: 3300 cm-1

1H NMR: triplet, δ 1.1, 3H

singlet, δ 1.2, 9H

quartet, δ 2.6, 2H

broad singlet, δ 3.3, 1H

9. Based on the pKa values given, draw the dominant form of this molecule at the various

pH values.

sarcosine pH = 2 pH = 13

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Name ____________________________________________ Ninth Drill Test (Sample B)

Organic Chemistry 2220D Answer All Questions

1. Name: 2. Draw: (S)-N,N-dimethyl-2-hexanamine 3. Name:

4. Rank the following compounds according to basicity. (Highest basicity on the left.)

a) IV > I > II > III b) IV> III > I > II

c) I > IV > II > III d) III > IV > I > II

5. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

6. Complete the following reactions.

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7. Propose a synthesis of each compound, from the starting material given and any other

needed reagents.

b) 1-pentanamine from pentanoic acid

8. Identify the following unknown from the given spectroscopic information.

Chemical Formula: C9H13N

IR: no peaks at 3300 cm-1

1H NMR: triplet, δ 1.1, 3H

singlet, δ 2.8, 3H

quartet, δ 3.4, 2H

triplet, δ 6.8, 1H

doublet, δ 6.9, 2H

triplet, δ 7.2, 2H

9. Based on the pKa values given, draw the dominant form of this molecule at the various

pH values.

2-(4-aminophenyl)ethan-1-ol pH = 2 pH = 13

10. Using the purine and pyrimidine below, draw a possible hydrogen bond pairing

interaction similar to DNA/RNA base pairings. Also, label the purine and pyrimidine.